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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1982
Page
1
Mexico City AP reports that British comedian Marty Feldman died in Mexico City while on location with a U.S. movie company. Dino DeLaurentiis' production manager Brad Aronson said Feldman, 49, died Thursday of natural causes.
President Reagan arrived in Bogota from Brazil for a half day visit to meet Colombia's new leader. Officials said the talks would cover Colombia's large marijuana and cocaine exports to the United States and Reagan's push for stricter narcotics controls.
Nine missiles were said to be in their most inert state when the truck overturned near Los Banos causing evacuations within a 42 mile radius. The vehicle drifted off the road struck a utility pole and flipped onto its side around 530 a.m. Officials reported nine of 18 missiles fell to the ground during the crash and residents were allowed to return home by 5 49 p.m. Thursday.
Kevin Masterson, sought in the Tylenol poisonings probe, posted bond in an unrelated case and left DuPage County Jail after about two hours. His lawyer David Schippers said he answered all questions and was fully cooperative with the Tylenol task force investigators.
London expels Soviet Capt Anatoli Zotov for activities incompatible with status, marking the third embassy official ousted in 15 months as Hugh Hambleton’s spy trial continues. John Glenn benefits from Kennedy’s decision not to run. Page references note county seat dispute and Hays high school events.
Gus Garden says many individuals succeed without a family tree by creating their own paths, branching out on their own to build personal status and future opportunities.
The Labor Department reports the U.S. jobless rate at 10.8 percent, the highest since 1940, with 12 million Americans unemployed and 440,000 added to the rolls. Construction and heavy manufacturing losses drive the rise, while analysts expect conditions to worsen in December.
Kansas recorded an 8.4 percent drop in major crimes in the first nine months of 1982 versus 1981, with violent crimes down 7.4 percent and property crimes down 8.5 percent. In four metro counties the total fell 9 percent through September, while rural crimes dropped 11 percent and urban crimes 8 percent.
Kansas Bureau of Investigation data show Garden City among six of 34 larger cities with higher crime. Murder rose 200 percent to two, aggravated assaults up 93 percent, and arson up 80 percent as alcohol related incidents and new residents are linked to the surge. Police plan to cut two positions by Jan 1, 1983 amid budget constraints. Details on Finney County rates were not yet available.
Kansas Energy Office forecasts possible $1 per gallon gas by Christmas at select high volume stations, but Southwest Kansas likely won’t see the drop due to higher transport costs and smaller populations. Garden City stations display about $1.19 regular self serve and $1.24 unleaded, near state averages. full service is around $1.32 regular and $1.36 unleaded versus state averages of $1.31 and $1.37.
Gov. John Carlin unveiled an emergency plan to stop natural gas shutoffs for delinquent accounts and to reconnect thousands of homes. The Kansas Corporation Commission will issue a policy within 10 days to prohibit disconnections during winter and set terms for reconnection, aiming to prevent heat loss as energy costs soar. The plan covers major utilities like Gas Service Co and unions with thousands of customers, though funding responsibility remains unresolved.
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